COCHINEAL


Meaning of COCHINEAL in English

noun Etymology: Middle French & Spanish; Middle French cochenille, from Old Spanish cochinilla ~ insect Date: 1582 a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female ~ insects, ~ insect

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